Arts and Music

• Don Bowman
  • Winner of the 1967 Country Music Association Comedian of the Year award (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Don Covay

  American songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''Chain of Fools'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Don Henley (born 1947)

  American singer, songwriter and musician.

  • 1990 MTV Networks award for best video by a male artist, for ''''The End of the Innocence'''' (see list of Winners of MTV Video Music Awards)
  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
  • Wrote ''''The Boys of Summer'''' and ''''All She Wants to Do Is Dance'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Don Henry
  • Winner of the 1990 Country Music Association Song of the Year award, for ''''Where''ve You Been'''' (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Don Martin (born 1931)

  American cartoonist.

  • Mad magazine (see list of Cartoonists)
• Don Rich
  • Winner of the 1974 Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Don Schlitz
  • Winner of three Country Music Association awards, in 1979, 1986 and 1987 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Don Van Vliet
  • Captain Beefheart (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Don Wayne
  • Winner of the 1974 Country Music Association Song of the Year award, for ''''Country Bumpkin'''' (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
• Don Williams
  • Winner of two Country Music Association awards, in 1989 and 1990 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)

Leadership

• Don R. Clarke
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Caldor (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Don D. Jordan
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Houston Industries (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• Don Juan Forster
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)

Science and Philosophy

• Don L. Anderson (born 1933)
  • 1998 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Don L. Lind

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Challenger (1985) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)

Sports

• Don Baylor

  Baseball player.

  • 1979 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
• Don Brumfield

  Jockey.

  • 1966 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• J. Donald Budge

  American tennis player.

  • 1937-38 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1937-38 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
  • 1938 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1938 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1937-38 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
• Don Carter
  • Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Don Drysdale
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Don Dunphy
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
• Don Edwards

  Hockey player.

  • 1980 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
• Don Ellis
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Don Garlits

  Race-car driver.

  • Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Drag Racing (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
• Don Haskins

  American basketball coach.

  • Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Don Hutson (died 1997)

  American football player.

  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Don Jackson
  • 1962 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
• Don January
  • 1967 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
• Don Johnson
  • Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
• Don King (born 1931)

  American boxing promoter.

  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
• Don Larsen

  Baseball player.

  • 1956 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
• Don Mattingly

  Baseball player.

  • 1985 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1984 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
• Don Maynard
  • Elected to Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1987 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Don McAfee
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1966 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Don McCune
  • Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
• Don McPherson
  • 1963 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
• Don Meade

  Jockey.

  • 1933 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• Don Meineke
  • 1952-53 National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year (see list of NBA Rookies of the Year)
• Don Newcombe

  Baseball player.

  • 1956 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1949 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
  • 1956 Cy Young Award winner (see list of National League Winners of the Cy Young Award)
• Don Prudhomme

  Race-car driver.

  • Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Drag Racing (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
• Don Schwall

  Baseball player.

  • 1961 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
• Don Shula (born 1929)

  American football coach.

  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
  • 1993 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
• Don Sutton (born 1945)

  American baseball player

  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Don Woods

  American football player.

  • 1974 American Football Conference Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)

Stage and Screen

• Don Agrati
  • 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)
• Don Alvarado
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Ameche (born 1908, died 1993)

  American actor.

  • 1985 Academy Award winner for his performance in Cocoon (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Cheadle

  American actor

  • Starred in Bulworth, Boogie Nights, Devil in a Blue Dress (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)
• Don Cornelius

  Television producer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Cornell (born 1919)

  American singer. Original name: Louis F. Varlaro.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Davis

  Actor.

  • Portrayed Major Garland Briggs (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Don DeFore (born 1917, died 1993)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Diamont
  • Actor on soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Performers on ''The Young and the Restless'')
• Don Fedderson
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Haggerty
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Hastings (born 1934)

  American actor.

  • Actor on soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Performers on ''As The World Turns'')
• Don Knotts (born 1924)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Deputy Barney Fife from 1960-65 (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
• Don McNeill (died 1996)

  American radio host.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Murray (born 1929)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Don Novello (born 1943)

  Comedian.

  • A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1978-1980 and 1985-1986 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
• Don Pardo

  Television announcer.

  • The announcer for ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1975-1980 and 1982-present (see list of Saturday Night Live)
• ''The Real'' Don Steele
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Capt. Don Thorpe

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Monte Markham (see list of Characters on ''Baywatch'')
• Don Underhill
  • 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)

The Literary World

• Don DeLillo (born 1936)

  American novelist.

  • 1985 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for White Noise (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
• Don E. Fehrenbacher (born 1920)

  American historian.

  • 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Dred Scott Case (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• Don Grabowski

  Fictional character.

  • English teacher in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
• Don Hagarty

  Fictional character.

  • Adrian''s boyfriend in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
• Don Jules

  Fictional character.

  • A shop (experiment facility) agent in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
• Don Murray
  • 1954 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
• Don Quixote

  Fictional character

  • Don Quixote de La Mancha, a noble if confused knight in a novel with the same title by Miguel De Cervantes-Saavedra (see list of Characters from the Classics)
• Don Ultang
  • 1952 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
• Don Veazie

  Fictional character.

  • An old man in Stephen King''s novel Insomnia (see list of Characters in Insomnia)
• Don Whitehead
  • 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
  • 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Don Wright
  • 1966 and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)